Over $6 billion worth of crypto was traded in Turkey within just 24 hours

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Ever since Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan abruptly replaced the head of the nation’s central bank on March 19, the country has been experiencing a swell…

Elon Musk says people can now buy a Tesla vehicle using bitcoin

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday the company’s electric vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin and the option will be available outside the…

Bitcoin ATMs have started popping up across the United States

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

American citizens can now buy or sell digital currency from various locations, be it a gas station or a deli, all thanks to the presence…

The first ever Tweet to be sold could be bought for $2.5 million or more

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey aims to sell the first-ever tweet he published on the micro-blogging site as an NFT, Non-fungible token. NFTs comprise digital assets…

As Pakistan remains in limbo about crypto, India decides to allow crypto experiments

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

While Pakistan continues to mull over whether it should become part of the cryptocurrency boom and regularize it, India has decided to become part of…

Elon Musk’s $15 Billion Tweet

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Elon Musk has lost the “world’s richest person” status after an 8.6% decline of Tesla shares on Monday, which wiped out $15.2 billion from his…

Bitcoin suffers its biggest single-day plunge in history

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A mere 48 hours ago, Bitcoin’s global market capitalization stood at an imposing figure of $1.76 trillion. Ever since then, however, the crypto asset has…

Fact checking Waqar Zaka’s claim that Pakistan missed its chance to pay off its debt with Bitcoins

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

In the wake of the cryptocurrency boom, Waqar Zaka emerged as a cryptocurrency advocate and began using his social media influence to demand the legalization…

Bitcoin and ethereum prices ‘seem high’: Elon Musk

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk said on Saturday that the price of Bitcoin and ethereum seemed high. The observation comes at a…

Lahori man defrauds two foreigners of 1.86 Bitcoin

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A man based in Lahore pulled off a scandalous crypto scheme by cheating two foreigners to the tune of Rs14.7 million under the guise of…

Mastercard to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With cryptocurrency rapidly and surely establishing itself as a form of payment for business all around the world (most notably Tesla in recent days), credit…

Police seize $60 million worth of bitcoin from crypto fraudster

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros ($60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. There’s a catch, however: they can’t unlock the…

Bitcoin value jumps by 20% after Elon Musk mentions it on Twitter

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

One cannot – and I repeat, cannot – underestimate the influence eccentric billionaire and serial entrepreneur (and occasional memelord) Elon Musk holds in this world.…

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